Niagara Falls Joint Air Reserve Station

Niagara Falls International Airport
Niagara Falls International Airport – New York – March 28, 1995 Niagara Falls International Airport aerial view in 2011
IATA: IAG ICAO: KIAG FAA LID: IAG
Summary
Airport type	Public / Military
Owner/Operator	Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority
Location	Town of Niagara, Niagara County, near Niagara Falls, New York
Elevation AMSL	589 ft / 180 m
Coordinates	43°06′26″N 078°56′46″W / 43.10722°N 78.94611°W / 43.10722; -78.94611Coordinates: 43°06′26″N 078°56′46″W / 43.10722°N 78.94611°W / 43.10722; -78.94611
Website	www.niagarafallsairport.com
Map
IAG Show map of New York IAG Show map of the US Location of airport in New York / United States
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 6/24 5,189 1,582 Asphalt 10L/28R 9,829 2,996 Asphalt/Concrete 10R/28L 3,973 1,211 Asphalt
Statistics (2015)
Aircraft operations 29,816 Passengers 233,302
Aircraft operations data for 2011; Sources: Federal Aviation Administration, NFTA Press Release,Bureau of Transportation Statistics

Niagara Falls International Airport (IATA: IAG, ICAO: KIAG, FAA LID: IAG) is 4 mi (6.4 km) east of downtown Niagara Falls, in Niagara County, New York. Owned and operated by the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority, the airport shares its runways with the Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station. A new terminal building opened in 2009.

Niagara Falls International Airport opened in 1928 as a municipal airport with four crushed-stone runways.

During World War II, Bell Aircraft established a large manufacturing plant next to the airport, where during the war it built over 10,000 P-39 Airacobras and P-63 Kingcobras. Bell employed over 28,000 at the plant. After the war, the plant was the development site of the Bell X-1 used by Chuck Yeager to break the sound barrier in 1947.

The United States Army Air Forces assumed jurisdiction of the airport during the war, with the 3522d Army Air Force Base Unit managing the airport and coordinating use of the airfield with Bell Aircraft. The airfield was improved with macadam runways, 4000x150(N/S), 4000x150(NE/SW), 4200x300(E/W), 4000x150(NW/SE), including many taxiways and other improvements to handle large numbers of aircraft. Air Technical Service Command also operated an Aircraft modification center at the airport where new aircraft were given various updates prior to their deployment to operational bases and overseas combat theaters.